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Summer Sounds 2018: Jazz in the Gardens

Sponsored by Icon Water and the Friends of the Gardens.

Relax into summer with a two-weekend program featuring some of the best bands in the nation’s capital. As the sun goes down over the Gardens, the concerts are a popular way to enjoy the summer holidays in Canberra with outdoor picnicking, live music, socialising and dancing – all within a beautiful landscape of Australia's largest collection of native plants.

The 2018 concerts will be on two weekends: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 January followed by Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 of February.

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AAFBG e-ucalypt issue 127, March 2024

View the latest issue of e-ucalypt, the email newsletter of the Australian Association of Friends of Botanic Gardens (AAFBG).

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Library Connect March 2024

This edition of Library Connect has the usual listing of new books, a game, and links to articles on digitizing handwritten data and on spectacular Australian plant fossilsThe library is staffed Mon - Fri 9.30 - 4.30 or Alex can be contacted by email or phone (02 6250 9480) if you need assistance. The “click and collect” boxes in the Visitor Centre are still available for returning items, and Alex is very happy to leave items there for collection if that’s easier than visiting the library.

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Bush Fragrance

Kristen O'Keeffe: syzygium australe
Kristen O'Keeffe: syzygium australe

The Botanic Art Group's 17th Exhibition – 'Bush Fragrance' – is on display at the Visitor Centre from 6 April to 5 May 2024, displaying artworks of native plants with an aroma or essence.

Many native flora are used for products such as flower essences, perfumes, and medicinal and cleaning products. On a personal level many people notice that familiar fragrances can evoke powerful memories. The exhibition this year highlights some of these plants in a variety of media including watercolours, acrylics, coloured pencil, pen and ink, mixed media and etchings.

As well as the framed works, there are also some unframed works, and a selection of greeting cards by the members of the Group. There is also a work to be won by the lucky winner of a raffle.

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